Written by

Mike Garafolo
| USA TODAY

It was about 10 minutes into practice, and the call was a simple play-action bootleg pass to the tight end in the flat. The play is a staple of many NFL playbooks, and this time it was run "on air," meaning no defensive players were on the field.

But Geno Smith did not carry out the fake to Marty Mornhinweg's standards.

"Run it again!" the Jets offensive coordinator barked to the rookie quarterback, as well as tight end Mike Shanahan. "Next time, we'll get another quarterback and tight end in there!" ...